Manchester United are among a host of teams keeping close tabs on Bazoumana Toure, but only as far as scouting the player.
According to Fabrizio Romano on Caught Offside, Bazoumana Toure could emerge as a concrete target for Manchester United in the future, with the club keeping regular tabs on the prospect from Ivory Coast. The Red Devils are among ten clubs watching the 18-year-old African attacking sensation, although their interest is not concrete at this stage.
Manchester United might have continued to struggle on the pitch with their first team. But they are highly active in the background when it comes to signing young talents in the market. The Red Devils made some impressive moves for promising talents in the summer, with Crystal Palace star Samuel Lusale being one of their signings for the youth sides.
They also signed Senegalese teenager Sekou Kone and have now set sights on another African talent: Ivorian Bazoumana Toure. The teenager joined Swedish side Hammarby IF in March of this year and has been in impressive form since.
In the Swedish top flight, Toure has made 19 appearances, scoring seven goals and three assists. Those are decent numbers for a player of his talent. But he still has a long way to go in his development ahead of a big career move. Manchester United are reportedly among ten other clubs looking at the teenager, which definitely includes Crystal Palace, who were keen in the summer.
Arsenal are also keeping tabs, but like others, including Manchester United, are not concrete about the 18-year-old African attacking sensation at this stage. As per Fabrizio Romano, the Red Devils are only scouting Bazoumana Toure as they do with other talents across the continent, as a future move would be on the cards if the observers return with a good enough report on the teenager.
Manchester United’s interest in Toure not concrete
As it is common practice for clubs to scout top talents, mere observation turning into concrete interest takes time. Given that the 18-year-old African attacking sensation has only joined Hammarby recently, he might have come on Manchester United’s radar only now.
Hence, Manchester United, like the other ten and more clubs, are only keeping a watchful eye on the Ivorian’s game for the time being. An interest would become concrete when the scouts return with their full dossier on the teenager’s attributes at a later date when their scouting mission ends.
